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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 9, 1988.

SOVIET ACCUSES

JAPANESE

OF ATTEMPT TO BEGIN WAR Distinction Drawn Between Army And Government

LORD HALIFAX AS FIRE FIGHTER

London, To-day.

Lord Halifax, the Foreign Se- cretary, was among volunteers who lent a hand in fighting a fire which broke out on his estate near Garrowby, Yorkshire, during à thunderstorm yesterday. The fire occurred in a farm building on Woodley Wold, part of Lord Halifax's estate, when the barn and granery were struck by light- ning. British Wireless.

TWO HUGE FIRES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Manila, To-day.

Some 2,000 houses have been gutted and a total of 8,000

or more persons have been rendered homeless as the result of a con- flagration here yesterday afternoon in the poor quarter of Manila.

Face-Saving

Formula Seen In

Pravda Attack

Moscow, To-day.

CAPT. BOURNE'S SUDDEN DEATH ON ARGYLL HILLS

London, To-day.

A by-election in the City of The Soviet semi-official newspaper “Pravda," in a of the Conservative member, Cap- Oxford is necessitated by the death leading article yesterday, connects the Chang-tain R. C. Bourne, yesterday, while kufeng fighting to a chain of events beginning walking on the hills near Strontian, in September of last year with persistent efforts holiday.

Argyllshire, where he was on on the part of Japanese Military circles to in- Captain Bourne, who was 50, had jure Soviet-Japanese relations with the ultim- had been Deputy Chairman of the ate object of drawing Japan into a war against Ways and Means Committee since the Soviet.

represented Oxford since 1924 and

1931.

He was a Blue and stroked Ox- ford to victory on four successive

It is regarded as significant that the newspaper, occasions in the University Boat

which usually reflects official opinion, draws the Race. line between "the sober elements in Japanese-were Captain Bourne, 16,300; Mr. The figures at the last election ruling circles who, appreciating Japan's pre- Gordon Walker, Labour, 9,661. sent difficulties, are not interested in a war British Wireless.

COLD

against the Soviet," and "the aggressive Jap- MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S anese Military circles who, in league. with the Kwantung and Korean Army leaders, are seeking war against the Soviet at any cost.”

London, Today. The "Pravda” adds that if the, Well informed circles in Mos-is returning from the north of It is learned that Prime Minister Japanese Government really wishes to demonstrate its peace-

cow see in the "Pravda's" refer- Scotland for consultation and treat- The outbreak of the fire caus-ful nature and its intentions, it ence, two attitudes prevailing in ment in connexion with an attack ed damage that is estimated to should restrain its own militar-Japan and the means whereby the of nasal catarrh from which he range in the vicinity of 400,000 ists and compel the Kwantung Japanese Government could find has been suffering.

a "face-saving" formula for the Mr. Chamberlain, who will arrive agreement with Soviet concern- in London this morning, has been ing the dispute, possibly, by claim-suffering from a cold since before ing that the Japanese Govern-Parliament rose. He has been in ment did not order the violation the north of Scotland since Thurs-

pesos.

and Korean Armies to respect Two-thirds of the town of San the existing border. Pablo, in the Laguna province, was also destroyed by fire yester-

day morning, rendering at least the business section. The dam another 6,000 homeless..

age as a result of the fire is es- Those parts of the city of San timated to be in the neighbour- Pablo affected include most of hood of 250,000 pesos.-Reuter.

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